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creating a drag on the economy. trying to replace that at least in part hopefully up to two years. that's a pretty narrow small target. even that has not been reached. we put forward proposals, one of which i tried to get a vote on seven times in the house of representative which would relass that sequester. cuts to special interest tax breaks. we've been denied an opportunity to vote on that just like the comprehensive immigration bill. >> what about iran. president rouhani gave an interview over the weekend basically saying iran has it right and will have the right to enrich uranium. he's pocketing that as something achieved from the negotiations not something decided in the final agreement six months from now. what about congress pushing -- certainly in the senate pushed by menendez, council on foreign relations impose sanctions or at least the threat of sanctions. where do you stand on that? the president is fight it tooth and nail. >> yes, andrea. two things. first of all, you know the expression right tonight rich is not in the agreement. it says you have to have a neutraly a
creating a drag on the economy. trying to replace that at least in part hopefully up to two years. that's a pretty narrow small target. even that has not been reached. we put forward proposals, one of which i tried to get a vote on seven times in the house of representative which would relass that sequester. cuts to special interest tax breaks. we've been denied an opportunity to vote on that just like the comprehensive immigration bill. >> what about iran. president rouhani gave an...
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that doesn't happen with the government which is why government shouldn't run big chunks of our economy like health care. they have some positive alternatives they need to highlight them more and i think need to advance them more i think paul ryan will introduce a pretty big set of republicans alternatives not one giant bill. medicare, medicaid, corporate market he'll introduce something probably right after the new year or at least layout the principles of it so people can say with more comfort, i think more truth that republicans do have a positive agenda. >> dickerson: you write in the "washington post" today about how difficult it is to manage in the federal government. talk about that, is this just a management problem that just hard to do stuff in the federal government? >> it is very difficult to do such a major complex thing for the federal government. project like this, there's plenty of examples that we cite in the op ed piece, federal government trying to do major technological changes. to systems and difficulties of them. so i think there is very much a problem of management
that doesn't happen with the government which is why government shouldn't run big chunks of our economy like health care. they have some positive alternatives they need to highlight them more and i think need to advance them more i think paul ryan will introduce a pretty big set of republicans alternatives not one giant bill. medicare, medicaid, corporate market he'll introduce something probably right after the new year or at least layout the principles of it so people can say with more...
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economy still weak and vulnerable. he says technology and financial sector stocks seem most stretched. he still sees value in energy and health care, so far this year the broad-based s&p 500 index is up more than 26%. >>> well, jim paulson is not buying the bubble talk, saying there is still a lot of upside in the market, jim, nice to have you with us. so tell us why you're not expecting any bubble trouble after a nobel prize winning economist says that things are vulnerable. >> you know, susie, i think the primary thing that creates sort of a bubble economy and ultimately a recession is just simply too much confidence about the future. when all the players, consumers, businesses, policy officials, everybody gets really bullish about the future they start to engage in dumb behaviors, they stretch the balance sheets, hire too many people and buy that second summer home and that is the thing that ultimately has to be corrected. and i think that confidence is better today but we're still at confidence levels that are belo
economy still weak and vulnerable. he says technology and financial sector stocks seem most stretched. he still sees value in energy and health care, so far this year the broad-based s&p 500 index is up more than 26%. >>> well, jim paulson is not buying the bubble talk, saying there is still a lot of upside in the market, jim, nice to have you with us. so tell us why you're not expecting any bubble trouble after a nobel prize winning economist says that things are vulnerable....
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and china represent the world's largest economies, the world largest energy consumers, and the world's largest emitters of carbon pollution. i would rather not be the largest energy consumer or the largest emitter of carbon pollution, but since we are, we are going to get together and talk. we know there is economic competition between the two nations. that is healthy. but we do share the same climate and the same level of concern about a changing climate. i think we are well positioned to begin work together in a more concerted effort to move forward, to build on what i think of as 30 years of significant cooperation and partnership between our countries already. let me highlight the fact that one of the opportunities when i go to china is to build on the fact that epa and the ministry of environmental protection in china have had a deep and strong relationship. they know they are facing á1m they have known that for some time. we know that as well. for the past 15 years, we have been working with them in depth on working to address their air quality challenges. it is now very clear t
and china represent the world's largest economies, the world largest energy consumers, and the world's largest emitters of carbon pollution. i would rather not be the largest energy consumer or the largest emitter of carbon pollution, but since we are, we are going to get together and talk. we know there is economic competition between the two nations. that is healthy. but we do share the same climate and the same level of concern about a changing climate. i think we are well positioned to...
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and later on c-span, kentucky senator ran paul will talk about jobs and economy at the detroit club and the remarks come after detroit was ruled to proceed with their chapter nine bankruptcy. >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for seven years before i was retired. i contracted a lung disease and crushed my hands and had to have them rebuilt. i have hundred percent disabled and my life expectancy is less than two years. i don't need anything from the va. my claim took four years. not once did i ever present one single piece of new evidence. the entire claim was submitted fu fully developed before i was discharged from the navy. i am here not to represent my claim or my issue. my husband and i are here to make sure this panel and everyone that listens to us understand that cases mike like own and ms. mcnut with not isolated. i have dealt with 1,000 cases in the last six months of veterans and spouses and children who are dealing with complex claims that are being denied over and other than again or being low-balls. >> a committee on dealing with the va's backlog of processing disa
and later on c-span, kentucky senator ran paul will talk about jobs and economy at the detroit club and the remarks come after detroit was ruled to proceed with their chapter nine bankruptcy. >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for seven years before i was retired. i contracted a lung disease and crushed my hands and had to have them rebuilt. i have hundred percent disabled and my life expectancy is less than two years. i don't need anything from the va. my claim took four years....
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global economy is doing better. next spring we'll have the big test on the economy. what do we do in most of 2014 in terms of gdp? are you going to give me somewhere between two and three? >> touching towards three. we've been averaging 2% four years. 3% is not something if you look back all that exciting. coming from where we've been, it's an important shift up. >> we will be able to orchestrate some type of tapering next year which could imply maybe 3% on a ten year. that's not going to hurt the housing recovery and going toco. i look at i as a balance. we get support from improving global, financial conditions bradley improved. i think you're right. higher interest rates go at the ten year level above 3%. that's going to take out of housing. we're seeing it to some degree. it's a balance between that kind of limitation we're getting and an economy with a lot of other reasons to do it better. >> okay. that sounds pretty good. we'll have an economist on if we have a lousy job friday. we'll have someone explaining why everything was bad the last couple of months. doe
global economy is doing better. next spring we'll have the big test on the economy. what do we do in most of 2014 in terms of gdp? are you going to give me somewhere between two and three? >> touching towards three. we've been averaging 2% four years. 3% is not something if you look back all that exciting. coming from where we've been, it's an important shift up. >> we will be able to orchestrate some type of tapering next year which could imply maybe 3% on a ten year. that's not...
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the economy added 203,000 jobs last month. that's 20,000 more than many of those economists had predicted. another surprise, the unemployment rate fell to 7% from the 7.3% a month earlier. that happens to be a five-year local and a real sign the economic recovery may be gaining some momentum. our christine romans is in new york watching all of these numbers for us. how significant are they, christine? >> it's significant, wolf. now you've got a trend in place for the year, you've got more than 2 million jobs on track to be created the best since 2005. it has been pretty in israble since the recession and the bubble burst and to say you're going to have jobs growth, on track for jobs growth, the best since 2005 is significant. you want it see these numbers, 200,000 a month and more and want to see it continue. the unemployment rate going down to 7%, wolf, the white house acknowledges that one of the big reasons, the big reason why it went down to 7% is because people newly unemployed were having an easier time finding a job. th
the economy added 203,000 jobs last month. that's 20,000 more than many of those economists had predicted. another surprise, the unemployment rate fell to 7% from the 7.3% a month earlier. that happens to be a five-year local and a real sign the economic recovery may be gaining some momentum. our christine romans is in new york watching all of these numbers for us. how significant are they, christine? >> it's significant, wolf. now you've got a trend in place for the year, you've got more...
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still any respite is welcome in an economy with 12% unemployment and 40% inflation. on sunday for the first time inspectors from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog toured the heavy water reactor at iraq. a sign that while there's plenty of scepticism some progress was already under way. robert, the president towed a careful line here. i thought his remarks were interesting. it seems like we're in the middle of what our good friend david axelrod likes to call kabuki theater, confident but not overconfident. i wonder about the deal back and forth between president obama and members of his own congress like bob menendez pushing this renewed sanctions deal. >> i do think you've got the potential collision of a lot of different time lines. the president, i think, is realistic to say there's a possibility of a deal but the deal can long move forward long-term if iranians are willing to do things. if he understands that from colliding time lines politically you've got congressional members from both parties pursuing sanctions. you've got israelis against this deal. i think the one
still any respite is welcome in an economy with 12% unemployment and 40% inflation. on sunday for the first time inspectors from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog toured the heavy water reactor at iraq. a sign that while there's plenty of scepticism some progress was already under way. robert, the president towed a careful line here. i thought his remarks were interesting. it seems like we're in the middle of what our good friend david axelrod likes to call kabuki theater, confident but not...
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>> the idea is that it grows when the economy is bad and it contracts when the economy starts to improve. projections are that in the next five years it will go back at the 1996 levels to ensure its economy and the point is to boost wages. neil: one people out of seven people, isn't that bad? >> one person out of seven people is about $23,000 a year getting for food stamps. >> i'm not sure it's one out of seven. but what i hear what melissa is saying. it's a bad economy. 65% of groceries and food stamps duto that. neil: we also relax the standards? >> yes, starting under george bush. as well as president obama. there were a requirements and tests and the like. but that is a recent development. while people are misleading others about when they say that there is not an explosion of food stamps, there's a higher growth rate. what they are saying is rescue the food stamp program for the truly poor. the. neil: we could go back and forth for who is really poor and who is not poor. but you could go beyond food stamps, now you are close to one out of three americans getting assistance. and it m
>> the idea is that it grows when the economy is bad and it contracts when the economy starts to improve. projections are that in the next five years it will go back at the 1996 levels to ensure its economy and the point is to boost wages. neil: one people out of seven people, isn't that bad? >> one person out of seven people is about $23,000 a year getting for food stamps. >> i'm not sure it's one out of seven. but what i hear what melissa is saying. it's a bad economy. 65%...
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canada's economy is growing at its fastest pace in the past two years. it's not just the birthplace of gosling, celine and bieber, it may be home to some of the best stocks you've never heard of. cramer reveals the canadian club, just ahead. >>> plus, tequila time. the holidays are here, and that means presents, decorations and lots of booze. americans bought almost $20 billion worth of liquor this year, but could a stiff drink lead to a solid return? cramer gets in the spirit with the founder of avion when he goes off the tape. all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter. have a question? tweet cramer, #madtweets. send jim an e-mail to madmoney@cnbc.com or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. and ah, so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me
canada's economy is growing at its fastest pace in the past two years. it's not just the birthplace of gosling, celine and bieber, it may be home to some of the best stocks you've never heard of. cramer reveals the canadian club, just ahead. >>> plus, tequila time. the holidays are here, and that means presents, decorations and lots of booze. americans bought almost $20 billion worth of liquor this year, but could a stiff drink lead to a solid return? cramer gets in the spirit with the...
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calls to the global economy twenty four hours a day. due to the business into you on all the stops in stocks rose in all prices fell this week on the news of a new pay deal between iran and six world powers the reigning government pledge to make its nuclear program or transparent in bhutan western powers relaxed some of the sanctions on the country the deal was also seen to pique the interest of western companies and stay on a return to a market that has been largely cut off the tee to sanctions. it isn't too late to cry of victory all the years of animosity to help with the business side of the story became time to crispin holes he's managing director to nato intelligence which evaluates political risks said thank you very much in people being with us let me start by asking you how big of a deal t think that this new quit the law actually is how much progress has actually been. while it's it's enormously important is a huge step forward in principle on the terms all the i truly mean to the economic impact of that is much less than that
calls to the global economy twenty four hours a day. due to the business into you on all the stops in stocks rose in all prices fell this week on the news of a new pay deal between iran and six world powers the reigning government pledge to make its nuclear program or transparent in bhutan western powers relaxed some of the sanctions on the country the deal was also seen to pique the interest of western companies and stay on a return to a market that has been largely cut off the tee to...
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the canada's economy is the best in the last few years. while it's stoked by business investment and strong consumer spending. the canadian stock market has been on -- it's been a real dog for a while now. it's underperformed the s&p 500 for the last three years. only up 7.1% in 2013. the third worst of any developing country. meanwhile, the canadian dollar has been crushed with one equal to 1.95 u.s. cents. but if the canadian economy is coming back as the gross domestic product numbers suggest then the incredible underperformance could smack of a real opportunity here. yes, it might be time to play catch-up. as our neighbors to the north begin to pick up the steam. that's why tonight we're taking a page from the canadian national anthem. you know, o canada, glorious and free. o canada, we pick our stocks from thee. specifically i have hand picked seven high quality canadian stocks that i think you should consider away from the united states. i'm crowning seven stocks. in fact, sticking with the spirits metaphor, i'm creating my very own
the canada's economy is the best in the last few years. while it's stoked by business investment and strong consumer spending. the canadian stock market has been on -- it's been a real dog for a while now. it's underperformed the s&p 500 for the last three years. only up 7.1% in 2013. the third worst of any developing country. meanwhile, the canadian dollar has been crushed with one equal to 1.95 u.s. cents. but if the canadian economy is coming back as the gross domestic product numbers...
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so he made it very clear that he wants to try to take the steps to try to get the economy going on in consistent basis and bring unemployment down. he is going to propose a number of tax cuts or tax preferences as well as spending increases to try to do that and that may exacerbate the short-term but then he pivoted which i think is important to talk about the structural deficit. and that is what threatens the state. it's not the ice that is above the water. it's the ice that is below the water. it's not the debt on the balance sheet, it is what is off the balance sheet that disrupts the future and he talked about three things, he talked about freezing a portion of discretionary spending, less than 20% of the federal budget for three years. three years is better than one book, and you know, frankly it is a modest first step especially since discretionary spending has increased 20% plus over the last two years in the second we talked about supporting the pedro rule the senate might be voting on right now. there's lots of holes big enough to drive a truck through and on the other hand i
so he made it very clear that he wants to try to take the steps to try to get the economy going on in consistent basis and bring unemployment down. he is going to propose a number of tax cuts or tax preferences as well as spending increases to try to do that and that may exacerbate the short-term but then he pivoted which i think is important to talk about the structural deficit. and that is what threatens the state. it's not the ice that is above the water. it's the ice that is below the...
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first of all the economy is a completely different place. we have maybe a million or so immigrants that have recently come into this country. they on average make less than your average native population. that's one thing. you have to look at the change in the the manufacturing of service sectors. the employers have sent millions of jobs overseas over the past 20 years and many of those folks had to find other jobs-- lower paying jobs-- maybe jobs with fewer hours-- that's another issue. finally on the other end of the spectrum you talk the state taxes state taxes that system is one of the main ways the government has redistributed income over time. that whole system has been decimated over the past 10 years or so. we see the government allow wealthy individuals to send more and more of their income to their children and grandchildren. > > and very quickly before and you take off, how critical is it to have a college degree in the current environment? > > education is essential every single thing that we look at shows us that the higher educ
first of all the economy is a completely different place. we have maybe a million or so immigrants that have recently come into this country. they on average make less than your average native population. that's one thing. you have to look at the change in the the manufacturing of service sectors. the employers have sent millions of jobs overseas over the past 20 years and many of those folks had to find other jobs-- lower paying jobs-- maybe jobs with fewer hours-- that's another issue....
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. >> public perception of the economy may not have quite caught up. only a quarter of people polled said they believe the economy is getting better. deb? >> alexandra, thanks so much. >> in south africa, ten days of mourning under way for the man many called madiba. also, the nsa, what might they have been peeking into any time? here's a hint it, could have just been in your pocket. that's coming up. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is... 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 bil
. >> public perception of the economy may not have quite caught up. only a quarter of people polled said they believe the economy is getting better. deb? >> alexandra, thanks so much. >> in south africa, ten days of mourning under way for the man many called madiba. also, the nsa, what might they have been peeking into any time? here's a hint it, could have just been in your pocket. that's coming up. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial...
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economy? all of this remains to be seen. as one of the biggest experiments that regulators and lawmakers have ever done in the financial industry, so it will be fascinating to watch it play out. host: our guest is scott patterson of the washington journal. richard on the independent line. so,er: every 15 years or our financial industry find a way to blow up some part of the u.s. economy. at the core of it is the essential on regulated greed of the people on wall street. going topoint are we see people in jail for destroying others'lives? actually deprive them of their liberty the way that they deprived other parts of the u.s. economy, you're not going to see a change. it is a cultural issue. again, this is one of the big criticism of the regulators, that they have not actually thrown any of the big ceos at the banks in jail. i do not think that that is totally out of the realm of yet, but as get -- time goes on, it is becoming highly unlikely. jpmorgan, we talked about the london whale earlier, they also have been find a ver
economy? all of this remains to be seen. as one of the biggest experiments that regulators and lawmakers have ever done in the financial industry, so it will be fascinating to watch it play out. host: our guest is scott patterson of the washington journal. richard on the independent line. so,er: every 15 years or our financial industry find a way to blow up some part of the u.s. economy. at the core of it is the essential on regulated greed of the people on wall street. going topoint are we see...
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i will take a 5% rate any day in a better economy. cheryl: you don't think they have already gotten in? that's what we've seen. the housing market yourself last two years, your industry has gone gangbusters. you don't think those purchases have already been made? >> oh, no, the pent-up demand is still growing. we've been producing between 700 and 900,000 new homes per year over the last couple years and the average per year for the last three decade is 1.5 million homes. so while our industry was up significantly, over the horrific years of 9 and 10, we're nowhere near close where we should be. there is a lot of pent-up demand that is still growing and there is a lot of room to grow and many, many buyers have not gotten in. so i'm not worried about a small tick in rates. i think we'll be fine. david: it is great so many people buying are doing a lot with cash. you say 30 to 35% cash. i've heard in areas of florida people are like, 50% cash in a lot of those areas of florida but is there a concern there? that is, are banks holding back
i will take a 5% rate any day in a better economy. cheryl: you don't think they have already gotten in? that's what we've seen. the housing market yourself last two years, your industry has gone gangbusters. you don't think those purchases have already been made? >> oh, no, the pent-up demand is still growing. we've been producing between 700 and 900,000 new homes per year over the last couple years and the average per year for the last three decade is 1.5 million homes. so while our...
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remission is possible. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you wouldn't know it from the look in the northeast today. gray clouds hanging over capitol hill, here in washington, federal offices in washington are closed. d.c. and baltimore under pd winter weather advisories which could mean 1 to 3 inches of snow before the end of the day. areas in pennsylvania will get a little bit more. philadelphia and wilmington, del care, under a winter storm warning. that means about a half a foot of snow. philadelphia's international airport is seeing flight delays. some delays topping four hours. for more on the weather we have our meteorologist chad meyers standing by at the cnn severe weather center. chris lawrence is over on the national mall
remission is possible. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you wouldn't know it from the look in the northeast today. gray clouds hanging over...
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concernediran are that their economy is in shambles. to that puts pressure on the regime to change their behavior. does it put enough pressure to change it to the degree we need? that i remain skeptical up. we have to pursue this path. what is the alternative? the sanctions have not stopped them from moving forward with their nuclear program. if we simply say "we are going to continue harsher sanctions," it is not going to change that equation. we hope it changes it under the pressure. you're asking for a prediction. i am going to remain very skeptical until we see some concrete steps by the iranian people. if you told me two months ago that iran would agree to what toy agreed to in regard stopping development, i would have been skeptical of that, too. we will see what the future holds. >> this failure to reach an agreement [indiscernible] we do not reach in agreement on the program, does that set off the fuse toward war? been beating this drum. president obama threw water on it two years ago. it seems the drumbeats are coming back. wha
concernediran are that their economy is in shambles. to that puts pressure on the regime to change their behavior. does it put enough pressure to change it to the degree we need? that i remain skeptical up. we have to pursue this path. what is the alternative? the sanctions have not stopped them from moving forward with their nuclear program. if we simply say "we are going to continue harsher sanctions," it is not going to change that equation. we hope it changes it under the...
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. >> the wireline world is the central circulatory system of our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that can act what is now the information economy in the u.s.. we are seeing data traffic increase at the rate of 40% per year. it is wireline networks that connect all forms of communications, what are they exhibit -- whether they originate in a wireline or wireless environment. future of the communications industry, with u.s. telecom head walter mccormick. tonight on "the communicators," at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> i got upset with the president. the, at my mental health first few meetings. then they never showed up. housewalking in the white and i met this woman, one of the press people. , nobody ever covers my meetings. she said, mrs. carter, mental health is not a sexy issue. legislation and mental health systems act of 1980. it passed through congress one month before jimmy was, as he says, involuntary retired from the white house. the incoming president put it on a shelf. it was one of the greatest of women's of my life. >> rosalynn carter, to
. >> the wireline world is the central circulatory system of our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that can act what is now the information economy in the u.s.. we are seeing data traffic increase at the rate of 40% per year. it is wireline networks that connect all forms of communications, what are they exhibit -- whether they originate in a wireline or wireless environment. future of the communications industry, with u.s. telecom head walter mccormick. tonight on "the...
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economy by buying american-made goods. some are taking it a step furtherer. in massachusetts as discovered last summer people are trying to boost local businesses by using local currency. this segment originally aired in september. >> reporter: the berkshire mountains of western massachusetts home to the historic inn operating since 1773 back when the tab might have been settled with continentals, revolutionary currency. 240 years laterer i can pay by united states dollar, of course, or credit card. >> what is my bill? >> right now you have an outstanding balance of $148.10. >> reporter: the inn offers another option. i'm going to get shares to pay with. burke shares, an alternative local currency born in 2006 and now accepted by some 400 businesses. the process begins at five area ba banks. among them the banks have about a million in their vault circulated when someone like me steps up to the window. can i trade dollars for berk shares here? no fuss, no muss and you buy them at a five percent discount getting 105 berk shares for every $100. for my $700 to c
economy by buying american-made goods. some are taking it a step furtherer. in massachusetts as discovered last summer people are trying to boost local businesses by using local currency. this segment originally aired in september. >> reporter: the berkshire mountains of western massachusetts home to the historic inn operating since 1773 back when the tab might have been settled with continentals, revolutionary currency. 240 years laterer i can pay by united states dollar, of course, or...
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is it because the sanctions were biting deeply into the economy or from ape political perspective, the architects of iran's diplomacy? we have been undermined from some time. it is time to reach out to the west and show the world we are chapter? >> well, you see, in iran, we have political elections, popular e elections and the people choose governments. they chose mahmoud ahmadinejad. they chose a different path this time around. and that election provided a historic opportunity to us and to the west in order to try to address this issue. we are not talking about sanctions. the effect of sanctions has been two-fold. when sanctions started, iran had less than 200 sentence triv fuse. it has been about 18,000 and 800 centrifuges that has been added to iran's stock of centrifuge. sanctions have utterly failed in that regard. on the other hand. the people of iran blamed the west for restrictions that have been imposed on the livelihood, on the ability to buy medicine, on the ability to finance and purchase food items from abroad and they have blamed it squarely on the west for because they
is it because the sanctions were biting deeply into the economy or from ape political perspective, the architects of iran's diplomacy? we have been undermined from some time. it is time to reach out to the west and show the world we are chapter? >> well, you see, in iran, we have political elections, popular e elections and the people choose governments. they chose mahmoud ahmadinejad. they chose a different path this time around. and that election provided a historic opportunity to us...
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dollars are spent on farmers markets, that money stays in local economies. we're starting to get traction there. people understand when they understand health outcomes of people living on a poor diet, educational outcomes, i think they start to take notice. >> tom, i'm going to open up to my friends in new york. we talked about income inequality in the last block. here is an example of structural, systemic failures that throwed historic highs in terms of poverty. we are talking about cuts to food stamps. i wonder from your standpoint whether you think democrats and progressives have paid enough attention to this issue, which is hunger in america, and whether democrats have ceded too much ground to the right. at this moment being where we are on poverty, we're talking about cuts to food stamps instead of at the very least maintaining funding we have. >> this is an interesting question when we've just extolled the virtue of obama's ability to negotiate. what that represents and we talk about mandela. listen, we obviously made jokes all morning about the gridlo
dollars are spent on farmers markets, that money stays in local economies. we're starting to get traction there. people understand when they understand health outcomes of people living on a poor diet, educational outcomes, i think they start to take notice. >> tom, i'm going to open up to my friends in new york. we talked about income inequality in the last block. here is an example of structural, systemic failures that throwed historic highs in terms of poverty. we are talking about cuts...
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is when you invest during these bad news is good news moments, is the history leading up to when the economy flips into high gear and good news becomes actual good news. every time we've ever been in this situation before, it's been an explosive time for the market, and you had to invest during the bad news is good news phase in order to reap the biggest gains. in other words, you have to be early and you have to anticipate. if you wait for the market to smell good, as the tweeter i mentioned once, then you'll likely miss a great deal of the move. hey, that's how retail comes out. too late. now here's where a lot of judgment gets clouded. there are plenty of people who believe that the federal reserve is life support for the stock market, and when you take away that life support, what happens? the market dies. these people simply do not know the history of the market as encompassed by my constant admonitions by don't fight the fed, don't fight the tape. they're blinded by politics, thanks to the polarizing world, now affects even the process of trying to make money in stocks. i think it's a
is when you invest during these bad news is good news moments, is the history leading up to when the economy flips into high gear and good news becomes actual good news. every time we've ever been in this situation before, it's been an explosive time for the market, and you had to invest during the bad news is good news phase in order to reap the biggest gains. in other words, you have to be early and you have to anticipate. if you wait for the market to smell good, as the tweeter i mentioned...
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the economy is making a comeback. thanks for joining us. >> straight ahead, from the results of holiday shopping to its origins, how did cyber monday start. why are the 12 days of christmas gifts more expensive. later spacex seemed like the wave of the future. why are they having a hard time getting off the ground? >> today's data dive shops up a storm to find out how much the 12 days of christmas will cost you. if your true love from to give you to you 12 drummers drum, 11 pipers piping and so on, your true love would be broke $27,000 broke. that's up 8% over last year's costs according to the p&c christmas price index. you ask people to look this stuff up. if your true love from to buy. all: the items in -- all the items in august. $115,000 - you'd have to declare bankruptcy. that's way above inflation. over the 30 years the index was calculated it averaged the same as the u.s. inflation rate. what is responsible for the jump in prices? union costs. the eight maids amilking or nine laties dancing are more expensive
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the wireline world is about systemtral circulatory of our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that really connect what is now the information economy in the united states. we are seeing data traffic on our wireline networks at a rate of 40% increase per year. it is that network that connects all forms of communications whether they originate in the wire environment or wireless environment. so yeah, america's future is --eless here and -- wireless communicators"he at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> i got upset with the --sident because they never showed up anymore. woman who was one of the press people. she said, mental health is not a sexy issue here you -- is not a sexy issue. -- itsed a mental health passed through congress. [indiscernible] never implemented it. one of the disappointments of my -- life. and span,ming up tonight on c- .q&a" with david finkel after that, prime minister's questions. that is followed by the editor of the u.k. guardian newspaper talking about british security and nsa surveillance. bulletsweek on "q&a," are prize-wi
the wireline world is about systemtral circulatory of our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that really connect what is now the information economy in the united states. we are seeing data traffic on our wireline networks at a rate of 40% increase per year. it is that network that connects all forms of communications whether they originate in the wire environment or wireless environment. so yeah, america's future is --eless here and -- wireless communicators"he at 8 p.m. eastern on...
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the economy is making a comeback. thanks for joining us. >> straight ahead, from the results of holiday shopping to its origins, how did cyber monday start. why are the 12 days of christmas gifts more expensive. later spacex seemed like the wave of the future. why are they having a hard time getting off the ground? >> evey sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing, and suprizing talks with the most interesting people of our time. this sunday, >> i spent my whole life thinking about themes and thinking about how to structure movies, so this is highly unusual. >> the director of the sixth sense, says there are five things we can do to fix education in america >> the united states has education apartheid, that's the facts... >> talk to al jazeera with m. night shayamalan sunday at 7et / 4pt on al jazeera america >> today's data dive shops up a storm to find out how much the 12 days of christmas will cost you. if your true love from to give you to you 12 drummers drum, 11 pipers piping and so on, your true love would
the economy is making a comeback. thanks for joining us. >> straight ahead, from the results of holiday shopping to its origins, how did cyber monday start. why are the 12 days of christmas gifts more expensive. later spacex seemed like the wave of the future. why are they having a hard time getting off the ground? >> evey sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing, and suprizing talks with the most interesting people of our time. this sunday, >> i spent my whole life...
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>> you're causing them to become part of this perpetual, unemployed group in our economy. >> you have presided over what is perhaps the least productive, least popular congresses in history. >> it ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal. >> there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency, and cynicism, when our voices must be heard. >> there is snow, sleet, and to tension for slippery commutes in the northeast. washington, d.c. is seeing the sun peek out after a blanket of snowfall, which temporarily closed some government offices. just don't call it a shutdown. congress did brave the weather warnings and went to work. they faced a very big budget deadline on friday. that's part of a last ditch to do list that includes a defense bill and ever evaporating hopes for a farm bill. meanwhile, president obama is in the air right now, heading back to the capitol, sharing air force one on the way back, just as he did on the way over, with former president george w. bush, and life laura. the presidents' day began under rainy skies in soweto, south africa, where he j
>> you're causing them to become part of this perpetual, unemployed group in our economy. >> you have presided over what is perhaps the least productive, least popular congresses in history. >> it ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal. >> there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency, and cynicism, when our voices must be heard. >> there is snow, sleet, and to tension for slippery commutes in the northeast. washington, d.c. is seeing...
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their economy contracted by more than 58% last year. and it is precisely because of the international sanctions and the coalition that we were able to build internationally that the iranian people responded by saying we need a new direction in how we interact with the international community and how we deal with the sanctions regime. that's what brought president rouhani to power. he was not necessarily the first choice of the hard liners inside of iran. now, that doesn't mean that we should trust him or anybody else inside of iran. this it is a regime that came to power swearing opposition to the united states, to israel, and to many of the values that we hold dear. but what i've consistently said is even as i don't take any options off the table, what we do have to test is the possibility that we can resolve this issue diplomatically. and that is the deal that at the first stages we have been able to get done in geneva, thanks to some extraordinary work by john kerry and his counterparts in the p5-plus-1. so let's look exactly what we
their economy contracted by more than 58% last year. and it is precisely because of the international sanctions and the coalition that we were able to build internationally that the iranian people responded by saying we need a new direction in how we interact with the international community and how we deal with the sanctions regime. that's what brought president rouhani to power. he was not necessarily the first choice of the hard liners inside of iran. now, that doesn't mean that we should...
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economy is getting stronger and traders want in on that. i have been downstairs talking to traders all day. here's what they're telling me. they are telling me they finally accepted the fact that tapering is inevitable, they know it will happen, but don't expect it will happen for a good few months. here's why. yes, we got a strong jobs report. however, consumer spending is still problematic. they don't expect fourth quarter gdp to be particularly strong and they don't expect tapering to really begin until budget negotiations are firmly in the rear view mirror. they want to see certainty on capitol hill, of course. but also, they want to see consistency. you know, it's fine if you have one or two months of 200,000 job gains but you want to see consistency. i think the main focus for everyone downstairs was the unemployment rate. that coming as low as 7%, the fed has said they want to see it at 6.5%. it's going to be interesting to see whether the rally continues or whether we will start to see profit taking in the next couple weeks. >> zain
economy is getting stronger and traders want in on that. i have been downstairs talking to traders all day. here's what they're telling me. they are telling me they finally accepted the fact that tapering is inevitable, they know it will happen, but don't expect it will happen for a good few months. here's why. yes, we got a strong jobs report. however, consumer spending is still problematic. they don't expect fourth quarter gdp to be particularly strong and they don't expect tapering to really...
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. >> they are causing them to become a perpetual part of the unemployed in our economy and while it seems good, it does a disservice to those who need a help. >> and they said it wasn't part of the necessity of a budget agreement. >> negotiations are moving in the right direction. they haven't closed the deal. but i hope as part of it, the negotiators will take to heart what the president had to say. >> the budget conferree was optimistic. >> the key is not to raise taxes at a time when the economy is still week and i think we can accomplish that over the next couple of days. >> there was an agreement on a defense authorization bill which extends combat bay and a compromise of sexual assault prosecutions and a transfer of some gitmo detainees and a deal of chemical weapons. >> on the defense, the house would go first and then the senate could finish up. a deal could be announced as soon as tomorrow to allow time for votes so the threat of a government shutdown doesn't loom over christmas. >> thank you. >>> lying to a senate could be severeus. the truth about lying to the nsa. >> not even
. >> they are causing them to become a perpetual part of the unemployed in our economy and while it seems good, it does a disservice to those who need a help. >> and they said it wasn't part of the necessity of a budget agreement. >> negotiations are moving in the right direction. they haven't closed the deal. but i hope as part of it, the negotiators will take to heart what the president had to say. >> the budget conferree was optimistic. >> the key is not to...
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is that just because the economy really is booming down there? >> well, we're fortunate to be in texas for one thing, obviously. but it's more than that, it's real execution. and kind of a secret to our success, whatever success we've had, frankly, is finding the right people to execute for you. and we work hard at hiring teams from other competing organizations that can bring their business with them, and that's the organic growth we get. as you said, we haven't bought a financial institution ever. >> so this is one of the things also where you're a local bank for a state and not some out of towner? >> yes. that's exactly right, and i think that helps us too. we work hard at being local home fella to be able to do business with people that bank in texas, and we've expanded a little bit. you mentioned the mortgage warehouse business and a couple of other national businesses outside the state. but probably about 90% of our business is related to texas. >> let's talk about what is strong. we heard from one of the most -- biggest stocks today, a ret
is that just because the economy really is booming down there? >> well, we're fortunate to be in texas for one thing, obviously. but it's more than that, it's real execution. and kind of a secret to our success, whatever success we've had, frankly, is finding the right people to execute for you. and we work hard at hiring teams from other competing organizations that can bring their business with them, and that's the organic growth we get. as you said, we haven't bought a financial...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutualunds beat their0-ar lipper average t. rowe price. invest with confidence. wh investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before vesting. melissa: despite the hype, shoppers not gobbling up sales over the black friday weekend. the national retail federation reporting that shoppers spent an average of 4% less compar to last year. was all this hoopla over opening on thanksgiving and making employees show up for work not worth it? it's today's money talk, and our panel is all fired up. we have liz dunn, ari -- [inaudible] and dennis kneale. at do you think? we spent all that time talking about walmart, they're so cru, they're forcing their workers to come in and work on anksgiving, and then sales are down? dennis, what do you think? >> well, i think it was totally worth opening up on thanksgiving early. i think you look at the numbers, and the national retail federation says 45 million people shopped on thanksg
rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutualunds beat their0-ar lipper average t. rowe price. invest with confidence. wh investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before vesting. melissa: despite the hype, shoppers not gobbling up sales over the black friday weekend. the national retail federation reporting that shoppers spent an average of 4% less compar to last year. was all this...
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find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. this is the place that has been consecrated to god for almost a thousand of years people dream here twenty some years ago to reestablish and last a life on the silent. and people feel the love of christ all working. people say you can catch. something happens on this island that makes them return to it again and again. saves them. join me james brown on a journey for the soul. only. quite often countries rich in natural resources are the poorest africa's a colony it's a colony of the big corporations it's a colony of someone's home leaders who are under the thumbs of the big corporations so they have to beg from the world bank's development of social programs goes to pay back debts whole country is drowning under the amount of debt that they had and so every year they would borrow money. and they would use that same amount of money to pay back oh this. money really. the wages of debt. chaos in kiev hundreds of thousands of pro e.u. protesters battle police and storm government buildin
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and this is the white paper will prove that independence would bring about a jobs bill and a thriving economy concerns that resonate with voters this white paper answers some six hundred and fifty questions said that details give me the marquee their two main categories here one knows it will be negotiated during the transition period and another ideals to be made to become independent scottish government is in deed for warmth. they promise and eat a lot of breaking down of all the policies they want to pursue the system what a sad little supply coal to damaging wish list of policies at piecing so many people into poverty. a polish debate and tax. i'm sure that the incomes of the lower speeds the piece with the cost of living. the crux of the matter appears that many critics of pointing out asking if this white paper is gonna be presenting the plan b because a lot of the premises present that requires i'm not the party of negotiation. what if i'd go the party the back of england at the british government or the eu member states in terms of eu membership. what if they don't agree to what to al
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the american economy's been through a ton of transitions like this. like 150 years ago, almost everybody worked in agriculture and you had big shifts in and out of industries. so, if the shift is out of retail, the question is what can come next? and you say the future of retail is stuff coming to you, but that's also kind of the future for the sellers. you have sites where people can market artisanal gooz, jewelry and clothing. some of them were selling before, but some of them weren't selling anywhere. it's creating new business opportunities, so i think we need policies aimed at creating new jobs, especially middle-scale jobs that people can go into as these other industries fall away, but in general, these sorts of innovations are a good thing. it's good that it's easier for people to buy and sell things, and in general, in the past, the economy has figured out new things for people to do. >> yes, right, so, there's a thing called the lump of labor fallacy, which is this idea that every time there's a new labor-saving device that no one's going to
the american economy's been through a ton of transitions like this. like 150 years ago, almost everybody worked in agriculture and you had big shifts in and out of industries. so, if the shift is out of retail, the question is what can come next? and you say the future of retail is stuff coming to you, but that's also kind of the future for the sellers. you have sites where people can market artisanal gooz, jewelry and clothing. some of them were selling before, but some of them weren't selling...
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that money goes right back into the economy. so is it -- who has the upper hand here when they look at it? do people look and go well, the stimulus, you know, may have worked. it plays out in arguments? >> part of what you're seeing with the politics is you have this dlcliff. a lot of people would be getting extended unemployment benefits and then right after christmas they wouldn't. that is the not the best way to do it. most states reduced the weeks of unemployment benefits already. that is not the way to go about it. it's to suddenly yafrpg the rug out from a lot of families that are feeling a lot of pain already. i think say little bit of -- the democrats are really going to push for this. think think there is a little queez jiness among republicans that just letting two million families all of a sudden see the end of this. >> it needs to be extended. 7% unemployment rate is where the employment rate is the typical recession is. you consider people who are underemployed and given the low wage growth, i think the economy is t
that money goes right back into the economy. so is it -- who has the upper hand here when they look at it? do people look and go well, the stimulus, you know, may have worked. it plays out in arguments? >> part of what you're seeing with the politics is you have this dlcliff. a lot of people would be getting extended unemployment benefits and then right after christmas they wouldn't. that is the not the best way to do it. most states reduced the weeks of unemployment benefits already....
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way through the unconventional monetary policy that is literally flooded economy with liquidity. it's going to click and at the same time a number of adjustments in the capital requirements, the leverage requirements, the risk weighted assets require humans and require meds for more liquidity in the parties and the dearth of its transactions, such that it is quite possible that this liquidity requirement could cause liquidity to dry up any serious way. there's a serious problem in the unintended consequences of occurring here because nobody appears to have thought through how all of the various changes and regulations are going to interact. unfortunately the regulation has become so specialized that the capitol regulation people don't necessarily talk all the time to the liquidity regulation people and when they go to their powers you sort of hope they connect, but you can't be sure. so we were concerned about that and wanted an indicator that was easier to implement, easier to understand. the ratio that was not a minimum that would be informative. the reason we decided we didn't
way through the unconventional monetary policy that is literally flooded economy with liquidity. it's going to click and at the same time a number of adjustments in the capital requirements, the leverage requirements, the risk weighted assets require humans and require meds for more liquidity in the parties and the dearth of its transactions, such that it is quite possible that this liquidity requirement could cause liquidity to dry up any serious way. there's a serious problem in the...
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it helps our whole economy grow. we certainly want people who work to be able to afford their family budget. so i would hope this would be noncontroversial. n we've done it in the past. i hope we do it again. >> in fact, you've been quite vociferous about it. in your home stand of maryland, two county there is have raised their minimum wages to $11.50 an hour. we've seen this in other local governments across the country. do you think it's the only way this initiative is going to succeed, keep it local, give up on congress, and the federal increase? >> every time we've increased the minimum wage, it's helped our economy. every time. we've heard predictions it would cost jobs. it increases jobs. it increases livability, the standard of living for americans. so it's something that we should embrace. what we're trying to do is not really increase it. we're trying to adjust it so it makings up for the loss over the last many years. it really just brings it -- tries to bring it back to what it used to be. that should be s
it helps our whole economy grow. we certainly want people who work to be able to afford their family budget. so i would hope this would be noncontroversial. n we've done it in the past. i hope we do it again. >> in fact, you've been quite vociferous about it. in your home stand of maryland, two county there is have raised their minimum wages to $11.50 an hour. we've seen this in other local governments across the country. do you think it's the only way this initiative is going to succeed,...
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the basic bargain at the heart of our economy. this increasing inequality is most pronounced in our country. a child may never be able to escape poverty, because she lacks a decent education or health care. that should offend all of us. what drives me is a grandson, a son, a father, an american, is to make sure that every striving, hard-working, optimistic kid has the same incredible chance that this country gave me. dr. king once said, of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking. not anymore. if you still don't like obama care, you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. >>> here at 30 rock, we are counting down to tonight's lighting of the famous rockefeller christmas tree. that war on christmas, a lot of hum bug, of course. but as president obama prepares to join in the national tree-lighting on friday, he's got a few other things to attend to. first, including a long list of policy goals that he wants to achieve for the american people. starting
the basic bargain at the heart of our economy. this increasing inequality is most pronounced in our country. a child may never be able to escape poverty, because she lacks a decent education or health care. that should offend all of us. what drives me is a grandson, a son, a father, an american, is to make sure that every striving, hard-working, optimistic kid has the same incredible chance that this country gave me. dr. king once said, of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care...
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. >>> the economy is climbing back. i'm christine romans. the economy is growing at the fastest pace since the beginning of 2012. driving growth? businesses. do they expect demand from consumers to surge and what happens if consumers are not buying? another critical sector to watch, housing. sales of new homes up 25% in october. the sharpest gain in 35 years. positive jobs numbers show the economy is healing. 203,000 jobs added in november. the u.s. on track now to create the most jobs since 2005. the jobless rate lowest in five years. stock market may have taken a breather, but it is a banner year for stocks. 25% of americans hold three quarters of all stocks. many americans are more concerned where the next meal is coming from than the 401(k). fast food workers striking against poverty wages. the economy, jobs, minimum wage. that is the president's agenda for the next three years. alex is the business director and chairman of the economic advisers. also with me is a former adviser to presidential candidate mitt romney. austin, let me start
. >>> the economy is climbing back. i'm christine romans. the economy is growing at the fastest pace since the beginning of 2012. driving growth? businesses. do they expect demand from consumers to surge and what happens if consumers are not buying? another critical sector to watch, housing. sales of new homes up 25% in october. the sharpest gain in 35 years. positive jobs numbers show the economy is healing. 203,000 jobs added in november. the u.s. on track now to create the most jobs...
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>> the economy that has really puffed up is the government economy. >> the stock market? >> yeah. and then the stock market. given money to the rich guys which is okay, i guess, if you're one of them, but that's not the general public, right? they've gotten minimum wage jobs. >> ask no savings. >> yeah. and no savings. >> when did you start buying, first of all? >> well, once the deal looked like it wasn't going to happen because doj tried to block it, bonds were down 30 points that day. we jumped in and we've been -- >> because you thought the deal would happen or didn't matter to you? >> yeah, if you looked at the position. we were in the convert. there was a stand alone deal, american was certainly going to be worth a lot more than the valuation at 95. if they got the merger done, then they got cost savings, we thought it would go up from there. looks like the merger is done today. they're trading still at a discount to delta and united. they just get to the market multiple. we see 30% of the stock from here. >> yeah. >> mark, thank you so much for coming in today. >> great. th
>> the economy that has really puffed up is the government economy. >> the stock market? >> yeah. and then the stock market. given money to the rich guys which is okay, i guess, if you're one of them, but that's not the general public, right? they've gotten minimum wage jobs. >> ask no savings. >> yeah. and no savings. >> when did you start buying, first of all? >> well, once the deal looked like it wasn't going to happen because doj tried to block it,...